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otherworldly

 
Dictionary: oth·er·world·ly   (ŭTH'ər-wûrld') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of another world, especially a mystical or transcendental world: "The effect was dreamy, otherworldy" (Gioia Diliberto).
  2. Devoted to the world of the mind; concerned with intellectual or imaginative things.
  3. Concerned with an afterlife, especially when inattentive to the present.
otherworldliness oth'er·world'li·ness n.

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adjective

    Of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material things: numinous, spiritual, unworldly. See body/spirit.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  Synonyms: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental


 
 
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